Rashmi Rocket

Rashmi Rocket
Official release poster
Directed by	Akarsh Khurana
Written by	Kanika Dhillon Akarsh Khurana Aniruddha Guha Lisha Bajaj
Screenplay by	Aniruddha Guha Kanika Dhillon
Story by	Nandha Periyasamy
Produced by	Ronnie Screwvala Neha Anand Pranjal Khandhdiya
Starring	Taapsee Pannu
Cinematography	Neha Parti Matiyani
Edited by	Ajay Sharma Shweta Venkat Mathew
Music by	Amit Trivedi
Production companies	RSVP Movies Mango People Media Network
Distributed by	ZEE5
Release date	15 October 2021 (2021-10-15)
Running time	129 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Rashmi Rocket is a 2021 Indian Hindi language sports drama film directed by Akarsh Khurana and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Neha Anand and Pranjal Khandhdiya. The film features Taapsee Pannu in the lead role, alongside Priyanshu Painyuli and Abhishek Banerjee.^[1][2][3] The film premiered on 15 October 2021 on ZEE5.^[4]

Cast[]

• Taapsee Pannu as Rashmi Vira Thakur (Rashmi Rocket), an Indian track and field athlete from Bhuj in Kutch, Gujarat. Competitor at the Indian National Open Athletics Championships, 2014 Asian Games and the 2016 South Asian Games qualifiers. The character is based on several Indian sportswomen who were subject to gender testing due to being diagnosed with hyperandrogenism; such as Dutee Chand and Pinki Pramanik.^[5][6]
• Priyanshu Painyuli as Captain Gagan Thakur, Indian Army captain (later Major) and Rashmi's husband
• Abhishek Banerjee as Eeshit Mehta, Rashmi's lawyer
• Shweta Tripathi as Maya Bhasin^[7]
• Supriya Pathak as Bhanuben Virah Chibber, Rashmi's mother^[8]
• Manoj Joshi as Ramnik Virah Chibber, Rashmi's father, killed in the 2001 Bhuj earthquake
• Mantra as Coach Tejas Mukherji
• Supriya Pilgaonkar as Judge Savita Deshpande, judge at the Bombay High Court
• Miloni Jhonsa as Niharika Chopra, Dilip's daughter
• Namita Dubey as Priyanka Kapoor
• Varun Badola as Dilip Chopra, Niharika's father and a Senior Selector
• Boloram Das as Coach
• Chirag Vora as Nileshbhai Virah Chibber
• Dharak Chhaya as Kartik Virah Chibber
• Dhwanish Chhaya as Paresh Virah Chibber
• Akash Khurana as Dr. Ejaz Qureshi
• Kshitee Jog as Dr. Jagdish Mahatre
• Zafar Karachiwala as Mangesh Desai
• Aseem Jayadev Hattangady as Praveen Sood
• Umesh Jagtap as Inspector Jagan Sathe
• Akshay Taksale as Sub-Inspector Jagtap Rana
• Kritika Bharadwaj as Vaidehi Thakur

Production[]

The principal photography began in November 2020 at FLAME University in Pune.^[9][10] The film was wrapped up on 26 January 2021 in Gujarat.^[11][12] Shooting locations included Bhuj and the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat as well as Ranchi in Jharkhand.

Soundtrack[]

The film's music was composed by Amit Trivedi while lyrics written by Kausar Munir.

Critical reception[]

Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost said “Here for a change is a Hindi film that knows how to portray male allies without allowing them to cross the line into male saviour territory. Here for a change is a Hindi film featuring female adversaries sans the all-women-are-enemies-of-women stereotype, and spotting female allies in unexpected places.”^[14]

Writing for Scroll, Nandini Ramnath said, “Light on its feet and often as fleet as Rashmi, the movie cruises along on the strength of several heart-warming scenes (many of them involving Rashmi’s tough-loving mother Bhanu), a foot-tapping folksy score by Amit Trivedi, and basic insights into the debate over hyperandrogenism that continues to rage in all manner of sport.”^[15]

Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India gave the film four stars and said, “Nanda Periyasamy’s riveting story, Aniruddha Guha’s sharp screenplay and Akarsh Khurana’s able direction, holds your attention right from the beginning until the end, where the race for justice is played out in a court.” About lead actor Taapsee Pannu, the publication said, “Taapsee Pannu once again proves her mettle, embodying Rashmi’s persona, physically and mentally. Her effort to celebrate Rashmi’s victory and endure her pain, is as real as it gets and the actress doesn’t miss the beat when it comes to making us root for her character.”^[16]

Shubhra Gupta, in her review of the film in Indian Express, wrote: "When you see Taapsee Pannu’s Rashmi fighting the good fight, for herself and for other athletes who have been done against in similar fashion, you want to cheer. For keeping sporting women on top, and for the very worthy cause."^[17]

In his review for Cinema Express, critic Avinash Ramachandran wrote: "It is brave of Taapsee to do a film where the battle against the system takes paramount importance, and rightly so."^[18]

Zee News said in its review that "Akarsh Khurana's Rashmi Rocket has an unconventional storyline that can greatly contribute to conversations around gender equality."^[19]

In her review for Mashable, Sushri Saha writes, "With strong performances led by Pannu and a well-written screenplay, the film does justice to the issues it raises and challenges."^[20]

Critic Shomini Sen, in her review for WIONews, wrote that Rashmi Rocket “is an important film. It treads on an unknown track and it shines because of its important message.”

References[]

External links[]

• Rashmi Rocket at IMDb
• Rashmi Rocket at ZEE5
• Rashmi Rocket at Bollywood Hungama

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